Features
Against a backdrop of political stability in the region, M&A activity in the Middle East goes from strength-to-strength, according to data from Zephyr.
26 April 2012 | Read more...
Is it too soon to hope for a return of the big-value buyouts? Deal data from Zephyr shows that the private equity sector has some colour in its cheeks again.
28 March 2012 | Read more...
Facebook’s IPO aims to raise USD 5,000 million – compared to the USD 1,700 million raised by Google in 2004, which at the time set a record.
29 February 2012 | Read more...
Chinese investment in the Australian mining sector got off to a flying start in January 2012, with seven deals worth a combined USD 1,203 million. The figure equates to over a third of the USD 3,320 million buyers from the Peoples' Republic - plus countries such as Bermuda, where many Chinese companies are incorporated - spent on targets in the industry across the whole of last year.
31 January 2012 | Read more...
The sovereign debt crisis in Europe slowed global dealmaking activity in the second half of 2011 to levels not seen since 2004 but while uncertainty prevails, there are still opportunities for those with the cash.
23 December 2011 | Read more...
Daily deal websites have made a real impact on the dealmaking and capital markets scenes in 2011, from industry leader Groupon’s flotation on Nasdaq to M&A interest in its smaller rivals.
18 November 2011 | Read more...
This week Abbott Laboratories was the latest in a line of multinationals announcing break-up plans in an attempt to win favour with Wall Street investors.
21 October 2011 | Read more...
Recent months have seen a number of companies announce hostile or unsolicited takeovers. Indeed, the third quarter of 2011 may not have ended, but with 14 such transactions already reported it is the busiest quarter in two years.
16 September 2011 | Read more...
Germany’s largest steel manufacturer ThyssenKrupp may have announced the highest value deal in July, unveiling plans to launch a share sale worth an estimated EUR 1,730 million in the equity markets in order to pay down debt, but the largest M&A deal targeting a Germany-based company involved RWE dumping a majority stake in its local power network subsidiary Amprion.
02 August 2011 | Read more...
The Middle East is losing out to heightened dealmaking activity in South America. However, deal values in the region have not taken the dip that could have been expected given the level of political uncertainly emerging in 2011.
27 June 2011 | Read more...